Feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing with postpartum women: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Rosalind Crawley (Author), Susan Ayers (Author), Susan Button (Author), Alexandra Thornton (Author), Andy P. Field (Author), Suzanne Lee (Author), Andrew Eagle (Author), Robert Bradley (Author), Donna Moore (Author), Gill Gyte (Author), Helen Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pregnancy, birth and adjusting to a new baby is a potentially stressful time that can negatively affect women's mental and physical health. Expressive writing, where people write about a stressful event for at least 15 min on three consecutive days, has been associated with...